Mobile Spam and Social Engineering Attacks
The Register foresees and upsurge in mobile spam. It's already a substantial problem in China, Japan, and India. Following patterns similar to email, we're seeing the use of spoofing (SMS spoofing) and an evolution toward phishing and social engineering attacks:
It is increasingly being used to scam prospective marks into calling premium rate numbers, texting premium rate short codes, or entering personal information into a phishing site. The increased prevalence of money making rackets has resulted in growing complaints to operators from customers who had previously ignored mobile spam.
The problem isn't as bad in the US yet but that may change. The telecoms will need to change their pricing model or brace for an onslaught of complaints from customers charged for receiving spam.
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